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NZDoug
June 19th, 2006, 06:55 PM
Saw this on PDN.
http://www.cleaningdigitalcameras.com/
:cheers:
JPS
June 20th, 2006, 12:53 AM
TNX Doug ! That's the kind of link EVERYBODY will need some day...

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J-P.
Andre
June 20th, 2006, 05:06 AM
Bookmarked!
Thank you
Sleeping Bear
June 24th, 2006, 04:27 PM
Good link. Thanks!
Wilm
July 6th, 2006, 01:33 PM
I have ordered my sensor-wand several weeks ago and have givem it a try !

Finally my sensor is clean, the costs are low, so a multiple-time-cleaning doesn't matter at all.

My sensor now is clean again, I am happy to have read this long turtorial.
BTW: I have fixed my pec-pad with some scotch-tape. Very quickly and simply too !

:cheers:
Wilm
mrbeal
December 29th, 2006, 12:57 PM
My pictures seem to be somewhat soft when they should be crisp. Could this be an indication that my sensor needs to be cleaned? I have been looking locally for sensor swabs but cannot find them..... I guess I'll have to resort to another online purchase. My wife hates when I get stuff on line!
lightwrangler
December 29th, 2006, 01:20 PM
My pictures seem to be somewhat soft when they should be crisp. Could this be an indication that my sensor needs to be cleaned? I have been looking locally for sensor swabs but cannot find them..... I guess I'll have to resort to another online purchase. My wife hates when I get stuff on line!

A soft image doesn't necessarily mean that your sensor is dirty. While it is possible that under certain circumstances a film or deposit could cover the whole sensor, usually a dirty sensor will produce sharp images with lots of specks and spots on it. If you are shooting with a S2 you should check the sharpening setting. In the "off" position it will result in soft images. This setting is best used when you will use software like Photoshop to sharpen the image. Most of the time I leave my S2 at "STD" which is standard sharpening. I still sharpen in Photoshop but not as much.

If you still have soft images and your are confident in the quality of your lenses, then you may have a problem with the focusing - some cameras do not focus correctly, focusing instead behind the subject. There has been some discussion on this forum about focusing problems, do a search, especially on " back focus".

Hope this helps.
Adrian